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WATCH: South Dakota governor gives coronavirus update

By Justin Stabley

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is holding a news conference to give an update on the state's efforts to fight the novel coronavirus.

WATCH: Small businesses testify about COVID-19 response, recovery

By Courtney Vinopal

Small business owners testify before the House of Representatives April 24 about the government’s response and recovery efforts to COVID-19.

26 million have sought unemployment benefits since virus hit

By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

More than 4.4 million laid-off workers applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week as job cuts escalated across an economy that remains all but shut down, the government said Thursday.

Trump disagrees 'strongly' with Georgia governor's move to reopen salons, tattoo parlors

By Associated Press

“They can wait a little bit longer,” said the president at his daily briefing.

From Montana to Massachusetts, states approach economic restarts at different speeds

By Associated Press

Here's a look at where different states stand.

Under pressure, Harvard says it will reject U.S. relief aid

By Collin Binkley, Associated Press

Harvard University announced Wednesday it will turn down $8.7 million in federal coronavirus relief, a day after President Donald Trump criticized the wealthy Ivy League school over taxpayer money it stood to receive.

Social Security and Medicare funds were already at risk. The virus crisis will deplete them faster

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press

The financial condition of the government’s two biggest benefit programs remains shaky, with Medicare expected to become insolvent in just six years, while Social Security will be unable to pay full benefits starting in 2035, the government said Wednesday.

U.S. adds cameras at Mexico border despite drop in crossings

By Julie Watson, James Laporta, Associated Press

The cameras and deployment of 540 more troops come despite a nine-month decline in apprehensions that indicate fewer people are crossing illegally.

Trump signs immigration order as part of pandemic crackdown

By Jill Colvin, Associated Press

President Donald Trump announced what he described as a “temporary suspension of immigration into the United States." But an executive order he is expected to sign Wednesday to implement the change would bar only those seeking permanent residency, not temporary…

Many small businesses say loans won't get them to rehire

By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

Some small businesses that obtained a highly-coveted government loan say they won't be able to use it to bring all their laid-off workers back, even though that is exactly what the program was designed to do.